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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?
(a) He talks about his hometown.
(b) He reads a newspaper.
(c) He showers in the rain.
(d) He drinks alone.

2. What do the narrator and Poterloo do with the three Germans they come across while on their way to Sauchez?
(a) They let them go.
(b) They kill them on the spot.
(c) They let them bury their dead.
(d) They take them prisoner.

3. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He is being sent to the rear as a typist.
(c) He was awarded a medal.
(d) He recently became a father.

4. When Chapter 12 begins, how long has the squad been digging trenches?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One month.

5. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) To the Ardennes.
(b) To Egypt.
(c) To the reserves area.
(d) To the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?

2. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

3. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?

4. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?

5. Why does the old man who speaks to the soldiers leave angry?

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